Have asked Mr. Farmer if he will receive the money for you. The amount of the rent coming to you after expenses will be $865.95. I accept your offer of the estate for $3000.

Thank you for the enclosure in your last letter. I showed it to Judge Lyon who highly approves of it. Am enclosing a copy of the eight and thirty questions with my answers. Hope to see you in Staunton this month.

I shall write Colonel S. authorizing him to buy for me Mr. Prentis' establishment in case it does not suit Mr. Cabell. We will see you in the upper country. We may spend the winter on the banks of the Mississippi, but I wish to establish three of our children with their grandmother at Williamsburg.

Received the check for $865.98 payable to Captain Thomas Shadforth.

Hears Mr. Skipwith arrived in Philadelphia. Expects return of child John St. George Randolph. Tudor is in school at Charlotte. Will not regret unavoidable liberation of husband's Negroes at Christmas. Has not heard from brother (John of Roanoke) for four weeks. Nathaniel Beverley Tucker and wife Mary Coalter came down to meet brother who had however returned to Halifax. Mary (C.) Tucker remained there at Bizarre.

Sandy is setting out. He has executed the will. My wife has returned from meeting Nancy at Smithfield.

Enclosing a statement with $230 in bank notes and $3.65 in silver. Enclosures.

Has a daughter born on Saturday the 29th. Had to leave her to come to court. Will meet them the first of September. Must write others of his good news.

Not able to discover in Acts of Assembly any trace of law for interdicting publication of newspapers in Virginia. Inquired of Jefferson who does not remember such prohibition. His collection begins with 1741. First collection of laws was 1733. Until Revolution only one press which was controlled by government. He procured Rind from Maryland to publish free press. Did not know of legal obstacle. Self has Tucker's notebooks transcribed.

This series is currently being added to the Box/Folder List section of the finding aid. Please check back periodically for updates. This series contains the correspondence of St. George Tucker, Cynthia Beverley Tucker Washington Coleman, and Nathaniel Beverley Tucker. The series is arranged in chronological order.